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ZOYA, an all-natural nail polish company, is giving away three FREE full-size shades of nail polish. Any colors you want. To each and every customer.

Thought that sounded too good to be true? Well you also get three mini bottles of mystery shades. For FREE.

Click the pic to head to Zoya’s website to learn all about the promotion and, of course, BROWSE!

That’s right. You don’t need to buy X amount of bottles, sign away your firstborn, or provide any exceedingly intimate details. All you need to know is the secret code: (NYNH) and pay for shipping & handling. That is one pretty sweet deal.

If you end up treating yourself, come back and tell me what colors you ordered in the comments! I’m excited to see which shades you choose. :) I’m still deciding…

It’s a neat gimmick that Zoya’s got going on. All of the brand’s shade names are actually girl names! Please make the acquaintance of my new gal pal, Isla.

Isla is a blackened, metallic ruby. It gleams a rich red, but when it’s not catching the light, it’s a noticeably darker color. It’s a little hard to explain, but this is not your usual metallic red. Sometimes a shiny red screams holiday to me (Essie Jag-U-Are, love ya, but I’m looking at you…) but Isla is a dramatic crimson that works well for months other than December. Isla’s high-shine keeps it from feeling too vamp (but don’t worry, it still feels pretty Melisandre-esque.). If you’re a red lover and are looking for a glamour color to add to your Stash, I sincerely recommend Isla. Also a good gift for your more traditional-color-loving friends.

Isla’s finish is jewel-like.

She sparkles in sunlight but maintains her aura of sophistication.

I love the Zoya brush; it’s on the tiny side but it fans beautifully so that you can get a nice clean edge near your cuticle. The formula’s smooth, but I will admit that this color chipped sooner than I expected. By Day Four, I had definite tip wear, and by Day 5 I had legit chips.

The name Isla conjures Isla Fisher to mind, the foxy lady who made her big debut in Wedding Crashers.

… but I happened to be wearing Isla the first time I listened to Lana Del Rey’s album, Born to Die, and Lana mentions red nails on several tracks, so I’m pairing that redhead with this manicure instead.

Lemon yellow nails. Not the obvious choice, I will admit, but my manicure received a lot of attention this week! This was my first time ever wearing yellow and I was so pleased with the results. Really, yellow is not much different from gold. If you’ve rocked warm metallics in the past, then I’d like to nominate this sunny shade to brighten up your week!

Zoya Pippa looked more lemonade-pastel on the website, but I was pleased to see it was brighter than I'd been expecting! I wore two coats.

And if my word isn’t enough, then check out these pics for proof that yellow is far from mellow. In fact, it’s MAGIC.

First of all, one of my nail polish idols, Pshiiit, has photographed her nails in yellow and they look magnifique.

There's this model wearing yellow polish with what is some of the most unintentional but awesome HG Capitol-style makeup I've ever seen.

The ethereal and fashionable Natalie Portman was way ahead of her time when she made (gossip mag) headlines for wearing yellow on her nails. This was years ago, in the Dark Ages, when wearing anything other than a lipstick shade on your nails was considered by most to be CrAzY.

Pop star Katie Perry, known for her wild manicures, has taken a spin with yellow, of course.

And my blessed lady, Mother of All Things Music and Dance, beat everyone to the punch and got into the groove with yellow back in the 80s.

In other news, a friend at work let me check out a book she got at a yard sale. OPI “I’m Not Really A Waitress.” It’s a look back at their early ad campaigns and best-selling colors. I’ll be posting more on that later.

i’mtypingonsunshine,Francesca

P.S. If you love Sam Edelman shoes like I do (it’s just not summer until I buy a pair of his gladiator sandals or strappy heels), check it out! I stopped by Nordstrom in the Grove here in Los Angeles on a whim, and there he was, signing autographs — and shoes!

Me and Sam, who was incredibly friendly! Makes me proud to wear his shoes!

A stroke of good luck to trot around with! Ignore the grow out on my thumb. It's been a long week for this mani!